I grew up in the Midwest with an alchoholic mother, no father and a fiercely independent spirit. At 18, I defied the advice of virtually everyone who should have cared about me and left for school 1,000 miles away. I intended to return home eventually, but a funny thing happened on the way...
I ended up in an entirely new city, with an entirely new life, a great job, great friends, an adorable boyfriend and a whole new perspective. I also seem to have acquired a 15 year-old along the way...

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

We bagged the idea of going out last night and had dinner at our place instead...just me and my two Valentines...one tall, charming, handsome bunch of sexy, and one bubbling, adorable bundle of cuteness. I thought about cooking, but we did take-out instead, which was a good idea. Really, The Boy and Munchkin spent the whole time talking about school, her BF and sports, and I just sat and thought about how cute that was:-)

I made an exception to the sleepover rule because a) the weather was so foul that I would have felt bad making him walk across the Common to get home, and b) that made for a really good excuse to get me laid...heehee.

I was on the verge of slipping into a comfortable post-sex sleep when, around 1:00 or so, I heard the shuffling of little feet and a knock on my door. Munchkin had a bad dream:-( So, I ditched The Boy and slept in her bed instead of my own...I am not much of a cuddler anyway...lol. Basically, I used him for his body and then got out of there as soon as I could:-D

I had a bit of an issue yesterday, and I wanna hear what you think about how I handled it. I already talked about this with a couple people, but I want some comments from anyone else that has an opinion. The situation is this...Munchkin's BF went way overboard on a Valentine's gift.

He gave her a gold and white gold bracelet that is really, really nice, and that I would guess cost around $500. I feel like this is way too much for kids that are 11, and for kids that have been "going out" for all of a week and a half.

So...my question...especially for the parents that read...what would you have done? I will tell you what I actually did tomorrow...

Wow. What was Munchkin's resonse? I don't know if I'd have her give it back. My first inclination is to say to do that. But then again, the kid couldn't have gotten it himself, with his own, what, allowence money? Maybe I would have called his parents? Or is that silly? I'm not sure.

I'd explain to her why it's a little overboard if she doesn't already know. Then I might have a little chat with the boys parents. They might have some insight on it. If it truly is that expensive, that is quite excessive.

OK, I left out some key parts of the story on purpose. One is that I had a suspicion that this might happen, it was not totally out of the blue. He is really nuts about Munchkin (aren't we all!) and, like all of the other kids at their school, comes from a home with pretty substantial "resources".

Kate - The Boy said a similar thing..."I can't believe I was shown up by a sixth grader."

Dimples - Most definitely real.

Brookem - She was a little uncomfortable about it...I think she knew right away that it was too much.

k.d. - The foul weather does get me in that mood (who am I kidding? I am always in that mood...)

About Me

I'm 30, and without tooting my own horn, I am wicked cute:-)
I live in a fantastic condo in Boston with my adorable husband (since September of 2009), our twin girls (April, 2010) and my sort-of adopted 17 year old little sister. I am a recent graduate of a fancy-shmancy business school, and I benefit from a lot of fantastic people that treat me like family and give me a lot to be thankful for.
I also have an 12 year old half-sister in Chicago that I wish I saw more!
Stick around and I will tell you some stories:-D Most of them are pretty good, I promise!!!